> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How credits work

> Which PDL API requests consume credits and how many.

PDL uses usage-based pricing. Most APIs consume credits only for successful matches (a request that returns at least one record with a `200` status code). Unsuccessful requests are not billed.

* **Enrichment APIs** (Person, Company, IP): 1 credit per successful request
* **Bulk Enrichment APIs**: Up to 100 credits per request (1 per match in the batch)
* **Search APIs** (Person, Company): 1 credit per profile returned
* **[Person Identify API](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/person-identify-api)**: 1 credit per request, including requests with no match (`404`)
* **Supporting APIs** (such as Autocomplete, Cleaner, Person Changelog, Subject Request, and [Sandbox](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/sandbox-apis) APIs): No credits consumed — managed by rate limits instead

> [!NOTE]
>
> Some APIs require an additional purchase. See the documentation for specific API endpoints to view access requirements and exact credit usage rates.

Check your remaining credits and usage anytime on the [Usage tab](https://www.peopledatalabs.com/main) in the API Dashboard, or programmatically via [response headers](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/usage-limits.md#check-rate-limits-in-response-headers).

## What happens when you run out

When your account has no credits remaining, API requests return a `402` error. See [Fix `402` out-of-credit errors](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/support/troubleshooting/out-of-credits).


## Related topics

- [Create an account](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/create-an-account.md)
- [Support](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/support/index.md)
- [Job Posting Search API](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/job-posting-search-api.md)
- [FAQs - Job Posting Search API](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/faqs-job-posting-search-api.md)
- [Person Identify API](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/person-identify-api.md)